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US 2008/0174168 A1Published application
Composite rim
OwnerChih-Hsiang YANGinventor
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Abstract
A composite rim includes a tire-receiving ring made of metal and a spoke-connecting ring made of plastic. The tire-receiving ring includes at least one dovetail formed on the bottom thereof and two sidewalls formed thereon. The spoke-connecting ring includes two brake-contacting members located tightly outside the sidewalls of the tire-receiving ring, a cross member formed between the brake-contacting members and at least one dovetail groove defined in the cross member for receiving the dovetail.
Claims5
A composite rim comprising:
- a tire-receiving ring made of metal, the tire-receiving ring comprising at least one dovetail formed on the bottom thereof and two sidewalls formed thereon;
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- a spoke-connecting ring made of plastic, the spoke-connecting ring comprising two brake-contacting members located tightly outside the sidewalls of the tire-receiving ring, a cross member formed between the brake-contacting members and at least one dovetail groove defined in the cross member for receiving the dovetail and.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.